New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 15

&Hfllfif OF SLEWP 1 SHOWS INTENTION Goolidge Wil Be a Candidat, 1t 0 -Is Believed BY GEORGE H. MANNING {{Washington Bureau of New Britain Herald) ‘Washington, Aug®17—The appoint- ment of former Congressman C. Bas- com Slemp of Virginia as secretary 1o President Coolidge is being gener- ally taken as conclusive indication of the president's intention of becoming a candidate for the republican presi- dential nomination next year, A shrewd political move, designed ‘to capture southern delegations to the party convention to be held next year and to line up delegations in several other states for Mr. Coolidge in the républican convention, is the most generally accepted explanation which las yet been offered for the action of the president in choosing the Vir- ginian as his secretary. After the first shock of surprise oc- casioned by the announcement of the “y'pointment had worn off, thoush, tollowers of poiltical affairs were forced to the conclusion that no se- lection the president could have made | to react future would be better calculated advantageously to his own publie career. A Trained Politician. For, aside from his commanding position in the southern branch of the vepublican party, Mr. Slemp as a trained and able politician, a member of the republican national commit- tee, and a man with the fullest pos- sible knowledge of even tWe most ob- seure workings of the legislative branch of the government, is admir- ably qualified to act as adviser to the president, and to serve as a buf- fer for him. He will be able to keep President Coolidge constantly in touch with the political thought of the country as reflected in the repub: lican national committee; he can give sound advice as to legislative pro- cedure, and act as intermediary be- tween the White House and the cap- itol. There is another important function which Mr. Slemp is expected to exer- cise which will go a long way towards lightening the burden of the presi- dency; that is, general supervision of patronage. As almost the only re- publican member of congress from the entire south for the past 16 years, Slemp has exercised a powerful influ- ence on all the most important mat- ters of patronoge in that scction, and has a depth of knowledge and variety of experience in such affairs as makes him the ideal man to relieve the president of the many worries over political patronage quarrels which are censtantly being brought to him, Slemp’s appointment, it is believed, is directly ‘attributable:to the close friendship and association ‘with for- mer President Harding, the members’ of the republican national commit- tee, of which he is one, the republj- can leaders in the senate and house| the | and the leading politicians in party who have.the ear of .President | Coolidge. Golfed With President. For the past several "years, espe- cially since the beginning of the ilarding administration, Mr. Slemp has. golted almost daily with about a dozen of the president's closest friends, and Mr. Harding himsclf, as often as the chief exccutive was able to' get away from the White House| for recreation. . This group, of leaders | inclnded Senators Edge and Freling- huysen of New Jersey, Hale of TIn- diana, Keyes of New Hampshire, Sutherland of West Virginia, Kellogg of Minnesota, Sneaker Gillett and| ssman Treadway of Massachu- Speaker Gillett, it is believed, was responsible® mére than any other man for Mr. Slempg sclection, Mr. Gil- lett, a warm friend and admirer of | #lemp, is believed to have suggested to President Coolidge that the Vir- ginia man would make an admirable | seeretary, It was Gillett who sent for slemp and arranged to have him lunch with the president on the day | the appointment was announced. Up to that time Mr. Slemp. and probably President Coolidge, had no idea that | such a choice would be made. The appointmient as secretary to the president is particularly pleasing to Mr. Slemp. He would probably take the place in preference to that of secretary of state, the premier of the cabinet, if the latter was offered to him. Loves Politics, Mr. Slemp loves politics and na- tional aftairs and this will place him right in the very midst of them. He sees in it a stepping stone to higher things and intends to get to them. Financially, he is completely inde- pendent, and the salary of $7,500 per year which he will receive means nothing to him. He has during the Chas. Dillon & Co. . 908 to 914 Main St. Harding administration refused sev- eral proferred appointments to high office, among them that of Interna) Revenue Commissioner, Ambassador to Peru, and Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Mr, Slemp will take up his new duties at the White House on Sept. 4, immediately following Labor Day. He has asked the president for three weeks within which to wind up his numerous business and private af- fairs so thdt thereafter he can devote his entire time anl attention to his duties as first aid to the chief execu- tive. In the three weeks before he ac- tively takes up his new duties Mr. Slemp will give considerable time to learning all that is possible about the things that will be required of him, He left Washington immediately fol- lowing his' appointment for his home at Big Stone Gap, Va., to spend a day or two on persnnal affairs, after which he will go to Cincinnati and Chicago to put various important business matters in shape. After that he will spend some time with Charles D. Hilles, who was sec- vetary to President Taft; with Wil- liam Loeb, who handled so acceptably the place as secretary to President Roosevelt; and with George Christian, who was necr‘ry to the late Presi- dent Harding. " From these three men he hopes to learn a great deal about what to do and what not to do for the success of President Coolidge and the republican party. Puts End to Talk. Mr. Slemp's acceptance of the pq- sition puts an effective end to' talk, which has been current recently of in- ducing him te become once more a candidate for congress from his old district which went democratic in. the last election, after he declined to be- come a candidate. From now on his duties will be to do everything Pos- sible to fnsure the reelection of SPECIAL SALE Saturday SPRING SUITS $35.00 $37.50 SUITS $23 new chief in 1924; and the ninth dis. triet of Virginia, which he and his father before him kept in the repub- lican ranks for 26 years on a stretch, will in all probability remain in the fold of the democrats, elosing up what was for years the only gap in the ranks of ‘the "solid South." Mr. Slemp will fill a larger place than that usually held by the secre- tary to the president. He will, to a great extent, handle all political af- fairs for President Coolidge and be his political adviser, 8lemp, who is the republican na- tional committeeman for Virginia, is closely acquainted with the republi- can leaders in all the Southern states. Shortly after the election of Presi- dent Harding he was appointed chair- man of a subcommittee of the repub- lican national committee to effect a better organization of the republi- cans in dll the southern states and to work ount a settlement of their squab- bles over patronage. In this way he had numerous meetings with all the republican leaders in the South and is in good position to influence the pledging of all the southern delegates to the republican national convention for Coolidge. Because of his 16 years' of service in the House of Representatives be- fore he woluntarily retired last March, the last several years of which he served on the House Appropriation committee, Mr. Slemp will stand in fine. position to advise President Cool jdge regarding legislation on Capitol Hill and to deal with the leaders in the Senate and House for the presi- | dent. | Mr. Slemp is a man of high caliber and if President Coolidge should be reelected in 1924, as now seems quite likely, Slemp will probably get a cab- inet place in the next administration. first known Tead pecils were in| $38.00 .50 $25.00 $28.00 SUITS $18.50 $30.00 ASHLEY BABCOCK CO. . 139 MAIN ST. The Quality Store Hartford, Conn. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Every Article of Merchandise Must be Disposed of MILLINERY, SUITS, COATS, HOSIERY, RIBBONS, VEILINGS, TRIMMINGS, BLOUSES, SWEATERS —Far Below Cost— - at once! DRESSES, GLOVES, N-3, Submerged, Struck By Ship With Cargo of Pig Iron and Is Towed To Base At New London, Newport, R. T, lLewis King of the freighter from Buffalo to with a cargo of pig iron, reported on reaching here !ast night that I rammed Long Tsland, superstructure towed to the base at New London by a tug that arrived imnrediately after the accident. hound had The when the Munro struck it, Capt. He was in the pilot house and said, saw no sign of the N-3 r came he thought the freighter had The Munro searched ried away. officers damaged Munro the Aug. 17— Capt Munro, Providence ship the submarine N-3 in The submarine with its carried away, was [the submerged [N, Y., N. King | submarine was When the struck a rock. the vicinity for the obstruction, few seconds the surface other parts of her superstructure later with conning tower and The submarine was not leaking, her said, but stool by until the tug pieked N-3 up. 'ER BONUS Appears That New Haven Road Me- chanics New Haven, Aug. mechanical vote next Monday on certain propos- |als relating to their wag announced today. 'vh-- general manager here sald, how- ever, no specific statement would be made until after the vote was com- pleted except that “the honus merely offers an opportunity to each employe car- ease his earnings through e of greater skill or endeavo I'rom the statement it is apparent that a bonus payment is offered in addition to a guarantee of the mini- mum wage. Negro Attacked Woman;- Mob Lynches Offender Macon, Ga., Aug. 17.—Lee Green, negro, was taken from officers this morning and lynched just over the Bibb county line, according to a teles phone report here, The negro, ars rested here last night in connection with an attack on a white woman in Houston county, about a month ago o was being taken to Perry, Ga., to be turned over to the sheriff there. FULLER TO APPEAL, New York, Aug. 17.—E, M, Fuller, confessed stock bucketeer and head of the stock brokerage firm of E, M. Fuller and C which failed for $6,« 000,000 today will appear before the grand jury inquiring into confessions alleged to have been made hy Fuller and his partner, William F. McGee, and a the N-3 came to had The collision gear the control SHOWER FOR MISS ACHELE Miss Theresa, Achele of Kensington was pleasantly surprised last night at a linen shower in honor of her ap proaching marriage, She received numerous gifts, Refreshments were served ,and games enjoyed by the 50 guests in attendance. Miss Achele is soon to become the bride of Joseph Mazzali Profit By Skill 17— Kmployes of department of the H. railroad are to wage scale, it The office of wns. 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